Survey on Chinese Overseas


Information Resources

Part I

This part concerns general information on your Library/Centre
(Please put N.A. for any items when information is unavailable)

Organisation
Postal Address
Tel no
Fax no
Website address

1. Type of Organisation

(Please attach brochures if available )

Library

Resource Centre

Documentation Centre

Others

Characteristics and Source of Funding

National Private Corporate
Academic/ Research Non-profit
Government-aided Government-aided
Publicly-aided Publicly-aided
Privately-aided Privately-aided
Others Others

Others

 

2. Officer-in-charge

Name
Designation
Tel no
Fax no
E-mail

 

3. Staff (number)

Professional Para/non-professional

 

4. Access Policy

Users

In-house staff and users only
Registered members only
Public

Others

 

5. Opening Hours

Week Days
 am to pm
Saturdays
 am to pm
Sundays
 am to pm
Public Holidays
 am to pm



6. Lending Policy

In-house staff and users only
Registered members only
Public

Others

 

7. Services and charges

As you read on, you may realise the table below is just a basic design of questions on your library' /centre' s services and charges. Since every library/ centre has its own policy and procedures, some of the questions may seem insufficient or even irrelevant to some of you. Therefore, please kindly attach your services' policy and procedures so that we are able to generate a more reliable report.

Interlibrary Loans

Document Delivery
Others


Service Charge
Interlibrary loan  
$ per book
$ per article
Others

Document delivery 		 
Photocopying
Scanning
Per document
Via fax
Via email
Via air mail
Via surface mail
Via local courier
Via overseas courier
Others

Is payment in advance required

Yes
No

 

8. Classification

Dewey Decimal
 LC Classification
Others

 

9. Subjects Covered

Arts and Social Sciences
 Economics
Business
Societies

Others

 

10. Computerisation of Library Operation

Yes *
No

* If your answer is yes, please answer Q.12, 13 & 14. Otherwise, please go to Q.15 to continue.

 

11. Access Mode

Web site
Telnet
Leased line
Modem
Others

 

12. Computer System

Integrated system
LAN network
WAN network
 Stand-alone

Hardware
Software

13. Use of Electronic Resources

Yes (Please attach policy and procedures, including charges/ fees)
No

 

14. Publications by your centre/library

Book
 Journal
 Newsletter
 Library accession list/ bibliography
 Others

Please list the title and frequency of your publication

 

Part II

This part concerns only your collection on the Chinese Overseas.

My library/centre does not have collection on Chinese overseas

If you do not have any collection on Chinese overseas, please return the questionnaire with your signature and name on the last page to the following address:

Asian Library Services, National Library Board
Marine Parade Community Complex
278 Marine Parade Road #B1-01
Singapore 449282

If you have collection on Chinese overseas, please proceed to Part III. Thank you.

 

Part III

(Please put N.A. for any items when information is unavailable)

Special Collection on Chinese Overseas (Collection's emphasis and Countries/regions covered, etc.)

1. Books
(Please give us an estimated figure, if no exact figure is available)

a) Total Titles
  Titles in English
  Titles in Chinese
  Titles in Malay
  Titles in Tamil
  Titles in other languages (Please specify)

b) Volumes (including bound periodicals)
  Volumes in English
  Volumes in Chinese
  Volumes in Malay
  Volumes in Tamil
  Volumes in other languages (Please specify)

 

2. Current Periodicals
(Please give us an estimated figure, if no exact figure is available)

Total Titles
Titles in English
Titles in Chinese
Titles in Malay
Titles in Tamil
Titles in other languages (Please specify)



3. Unpublished Collection
(i.e. manuscripts, conference papers, minutes of meetings, dissertations and private correspondences; Please give us an estimated figure, if no exact figure is available)

a) Estimated number of titles
  Titles in English
  Titles in Chinese
  Titles in Malay
  Titles in Tamil
  Titles in other languages (Please specify)

b) Have you catalogued them?
  Yes
 No

c) Form of catalogue
  internet
catalogue card
OPAC
 others

d) Digitization and Microfilming of materials
 

Have already digitized the materials
 Have already microfilmed the materials
 Plan to digitize the materials
Plan to microfilm the materials

 

4. CD-ROM Databases
(Please give us an estimated figure, if no exact figure is available)

Total Titles
Titles in English
Titles in Chinese
Titles in Malay
Titles in Tamil
Titles in other languages (Please specify)

 

5. E-Journals
(Please give us an estimated figure, if no exact figure is available)

Total Titles
Titles in English
Titles in Chinese
Titles in Malay
Titles in Tamil
Titles in other languages (Please specify)

 

6. Online Databases

a) Name(s) of databases

b) Users
 

In-house staff and users only
 Registered members only
 Public
 Special accession
 Others


c) Charges (Please also attach policy and procedures):
  Yes  
  $ per use
  $ per minute
  $ per membership
  Other rates
  No charge



7. In-house Databases

a) Name (s) & description(s)

b) Users
 

In-house staff and users only
 Registered members only
 Public
 Special accession
 Others

c) Charges (Please also attach policy and procedures):
  Yes  
  $ per use
  $ per minute
  $ per membership
  Other rates
  No charge

 

8. Cooperative Projects on Chinese Overseas with Overseas Institutions/ Libraries

Yes
(Please specify)

No

 

9. Please attach any other information which you like to share with us

 

Thank you very much for your cooperation.

Kindly return your response to Ms Lim Bee Leng at:

Asian Library Services
National Library Board
1 Temasek Ave, #06-00
Millenia Tower
Singapore 039192

You may fax her at (65) 332 3332 or call her at (65) 332 3367.

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